First Inauguration ceremony of President Richard Milhous Nixon at the U.S. Capitol, Washington DC. Senator Dirksen on the speaker's podium during the ceremony. Rabbi Edgar F Magnin from the speaker's podium speaks words of praise. Swearing President Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew stand by him. After the prayer Magnin shakes hands with Nixon as all other guests sit on their seats.
U.S. President and Mrs. Nixon are welcomed by crowd of well wishers after arriving at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, to witness the launch of the Apollo 12 moon mission. The weather is rainy and many in the crowd hold umbrellas. The Nixons mingle with the crowd and the President signs a number of autographs.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to People's Republic of China. Chinese officials and dignitaries escort President Nixon, First Lady and other delegates among temples of the Ming Dynasty in the Forbidden City. Main host is Marshal Yeh Chien-ying, Vice Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission. Chinese people walk outside the temple. Members of the American delegation wearing fur coats talk and smile outside the temple. Close views of an animated William F. Buckley Jr. making some funny expressions for the camera while standing in the snow near one of the palaces. Close views of artwork on a palace façade, and of one of the thrones in a palace. President Nixon talks to Chinese people near the temple. Secretary of State William Rogers standing near him. The area under a thick snow cover.
Young demonstrators from the group "Young Americans for Freedom" (YAF) display protest sign to U.S. President Richard Nixon during his visit to Montana, Portland Oregon, Washington state, and Alaska. Address "623 SW Oak St" visible on a building as two men get into a car in front of it. A large group of young conservative demonstrators protest peacefully. Some stand atop school buses. Oregon mountains visible in the background. The crowd is carrying posters, banners and placards. The banners protest Nixon's planned visit to China, e.g., "Don't Shake the Bloody Hand of Mao" and "Y.A.F. says Stay Home." Also "Reconsider Richard Nixon for 1972." Another is "McGovern for President." Still another is "Sign the draft law and prove you're a liar." Also some banners speaking about the economy say "I am a Keynesian now." Many others protest the planned trip and diplomatic efforts with China.
From a film titled "The Calhoun School - The Way to a Better Future". Scenes of poverty and lack of education for African American farm residents of the "Big Swamp Section" of Lowndes County, followed by introduction to the Calhoun Colored School which aims to improve circumstances for African American children in the area. Open dry farmland. View of a simple shack. A Black child sleeps on a wooden bench. Some African American children prepare some food in a container. Some African American women stand near a hut. An African American child sits beside a hut. An African American woman works near a container. A Black man plows the field using ox-driven plow. An African American woman works in the farm. A hut in background. An African American man and children walking. View of a simple one room schoolhouse. Some African American children play beside a tree. Young African American children sit with teachers and watch the older children beside the rural school. They all reenter the schoolhouse together. Picture of Miss Charlotte Thorn who founded the Calhoun Colored School (CR 33, Calhoun, Alabama). View of the school grounds and buildings and students moving about. View of the school principal, Dr. Jerome F Kidder, seated in his office. African American girls wearing white uniform gather for a morning flag raising ceremony. African American girls and boys march and then gather for the flag ceremony.
A group of African American children in the American south coming out of the Calhoun Colored School in Lowndes County, Alabama . Students make a small model of a hut with wood and a paper. Students learn craft work. A teacher calls the students. Girls learning to make their own dresses for their graduation ceremony. A girl displays the hand crafted dress. Townspeople dressed in their best walk along the road approaching the school to attend the graduation exercises. A band marching off to start the commencement ceremony. A huge gathering of people present. Young men and women graduates of the Calhoun School take the stage in pairs for the graduation ceremony. Several educators address the audience, including Calhoun School Principal, Dr. Jerome F Kidder.